Data Zone
The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:| Species | Red List | Season (year/s of estimate) | Size | IBA criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mew Gull Larus canus | LC | breeding (1995) | 1,323 pairs | B2 |
| Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus | LC | breeding (1995) | 90 pairs | B3 |
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | LC | breeding (1995) | 1,430 pairs | C2 |
Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2000. The most recent assessment (2010) is shown below.
| IBA conservation assessment | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment | State | Pressure | Response |
| 2010 | moderate | low | very low |
| Whole site assessed? | State assessed by | Accuracy of information | |
| yes | population | poor | |
| State (condition of the trigger species' populations) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Actual vs Reference (units) | % remaining | Result | ||
| Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus | 125 / 90 (pairs) | 100 | good | ||
| Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea | 1,100 / 1,400 (pairs) | 79 | moderate | ||
| Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threat | Timing | Scope | Severity | Result |
| Invasive and other problematic species and genes | happening now | some of population/area (10–49%) | no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations) | low |
| Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Designation | Planning | Action | Result |
| Some of area covered (10–49%) | No management planning has taken place | Very little or no conservation action taking place | very low |
| Year | Protected Area | Designation (management category) | % coverage of IBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | Pihlasenokka | Protected Areas on Private Land (-) | - |
| 1979 | Omenapuumaan luonnonsuojelualue | Private Nature Reserve (-) | - |
| 1987 | Reksaaren Huhdanpään luonnonsuojelualue | Private Nature Reserve (-) | - |
| 2011 | Selkämeren kansallispuisto | Kansallispuisto (II) | 34 |
| 2016 | Raumanmeren luonto- ja retkeilyalue | Private Nature Reserve (II) | 4 |
| Habitat | % of IBA | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Neritic | 93 | |
| Unknown | 7 |
| Land use | % of IBA |
|---|---|
| hunting | - |
| unknown | - |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Rauma and Luvia archipelagos (Finland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/rauma-and-luvia-archipelagos-iba-finland on 22/12/2024.